School of Psychology, Murdoch University, South Street, Murdoch, WA, 6150, Australia.
Arch Sex Behav. 2010 Dec;39(6):1381-8. doi: 10.1007/s10508-009-9520-8. Epub 2009 Sep 4.
Those who are rejection sensitive anxiously expect and readily perceive rejection. Rejection sensitivity is hypothesized to predict behavior; however, this link may be more evident in some contexts than others. The current study examined the link between rejection sensitivity and condom use. Australian young adults in romantic (n = 649, 70% female) and casual (n = 144, 76.2% female) relationship contexts completed measures on rejection sensitivity, condom use preferences, and condom use. Regression analysis showed that rejection sensitivity predicted condom use when participants' condom use preferences were at odds with those they thought their partner held. Specifically, highly rejection-sensitive individuals who preferred more frequent condom use reported using condoms less often, if that was what they thought their partners wanted. The results lend support to the model of rejection sensitivity in that individuals comply more with their perceived partner's preferences if they are more rejection-sensitive. The results also highlight the need to take the situational context into consideration when examining links between personality dispositions and behavior.
那些容易感到被拒绝的人会焦虑地期待并敏锐地察觉被拒绝。研究假设易感性与行为有关；然而，这种联系在某些情况下可能比其他情况下更为明显。本研究考察了易感性与避孕套使用之间的联系。在澳大利亚，处于浪漫关系（n=649，70%为女性）和偶然关系（n=144，76.2%为女性）的年轻成年人完成了关于易感性、避孕套使用偏好和避孕套使用的测量。回归分析表明，当参与者的避孕套使用偏好与他们认为伴侣持有的偏好不一致时，易感性与避孕套使用相关。具体来说，高度易感性的个体如果认为他们的伴侣希望更频繁地使用避孕套，他们报告的避孕套使用频率就会降低。研究结果支持了易感性的模型，即如果个体更容易感到被拒绝，他们就会更多地遵循他们所感知到的伴侣的偏好。研究结果还强调了在考察个性倾向与行为之间的联系时，需要考虑情境背景。
